La Cocinita Chicago

Chips & Salsa

Pico de gallo, served with tortilla chips

Street Tacos

Mini tacos with pico de gallo and choice of meat

Pataconsitos

Crispy smashed green plantains topped with choice of meat, pickled slaw, and crushed lime & chile crema

Arepitas

Baked white cornmeal patties stuffed with choice of meat, cilantro slaw, and roasted green onion crema

Pinchos a la Parilla

Skewers of meat or seasonal vegetables, served with mango-cilantro, malta, or tamarind glaze

Guasacaca

Venezuelan guacamole, served with tortilla chips

Gazpacho Shooters

• Options:
• - Classic Tomato Gazpacho
• - Cucumber Gazpacho
• - Watermelon Gazpacho (Seasonal)

Empanadas

Latin-style turnovers stuffed with cheese or meat and topped with creamy cilantro/green onion sauce

• Options:
• - Cheese
• - Pork
• - Chicken

Cuban Sliders

Pressed Cuban sandwiches made with pulled pork, ham, cheese, pickles, and mustard crema

Sancocho

Venezuelan chicken soup with corn, potatoes, yucca, butternut squash, cilantro, and lime

Sopa de Frijoles Negros

Black bean soup with cumin crema

Butternut Squash Soup

Cumin-spiced butternut squash bisque topped with slivered green onions

Gazpacho

Fresh cold soup with choice of classical tomato, cucumber, or seasonal watermelon preparation

Roasted Beef "Capresa" Mixed Greens Salad

Mixed greens salad with lentils, roasted beets, plantain "croutons," queso fresco and cilantro vinaigrette

Black Bean & Corn Taco Salad

Romaine salad with black beans, fresh corn, tomatoes, adobo-spiced tortilla strips, and cilantro-lime vinaigrette

Fresh Ceviche

Gulf fish ceviche over arugula, tossed in a cilantro-garlic vinaigrette

Chips & Salsa

Pico de gallo, served with tortilla chips

Roasted Beef "Capresa" Mixed Greens Salad

Mixed greens salad with lentils, roasted beets, plantain "croutons," queso fresco and cilantro vinaigrette

Black Bean & Corn Taco Salad

Romaine salad with black beans, fresh corn, tomatoes, adobo-spiced tortilla strips, and cilantro-lime vinaigrette

Tacos

White corn tortillas stuffed with meat and cheese

• Options:
• - Pick Your Protein
  (Lechon, pollo estofado, roasted seasonal vegetables & black beans, black beans & queso fresco, carne asada, or shrimp sofrito)
• - Select Your Sauce
  (Creamy cilantro/green onion sauce, roasted jalapeño pepper salsa, creamy roasted garlic sauce, "stupid hot" salsa, spicy mango sauce, chipotle crema, salsa verde, guasacaca)

"The Bowl"

Rice, beans, meat, and cheese

Arepas

Venezuelan cornmeal patties stuffed with meat & cheese

• Options:
• - Pick Your Protein
  (Lechon, pollo estofado, roasted seasonal vegetables & black beans, black beans & queso fresco, carne asada, or shrimp sofrito)
• - Select Your Sauce
  (Creamy cilantro/green onion sauce, roasted jalapeño pepper salsa, creamy roasted garlic sauce, "stupid hot" salsa, spicy mango sauce, chipotle crema, salsa verde, guasacaca)

Quesadillas

Flour tortillas stuffed with meat and melted cheese

• Options:
• - Pick Your Protein
  (Lechon, pollo estofado, roasted seasonal vegetables & black beans, black beans & queso fresco, carne asada, or shrimp sofrito)
• - Select Your Sauce
  (Creamy cilantro/green onion sauce, roasted jalapeño pepper salsa, creamy roasted garlic sauce, "stupid hot" salsa, spicy mango sauce, chipotle crema, salsa verde, guasacaca)

Patacones

Crispy, green plantain "sandwiches" stuffed with meat & cheese

• Options:
• - Pick Your Protein
  (Lechon, pollo estofado, roasted seasonal vegetables & black beans, black beans & queso fresco, carne asada, or shrimp sofrito)
• - Select Your Sauce
  (Creamy cilantro/green onion sauce, roasted jalapeño pepper salsa, creamy roasted garlic sauce, "stupid hot" salsa, spicy mango sauce, chipotle crema, salsa verde, guasacaca)

"The Bowl"

Rice, beans, meat, and cheese

• Options:
• - Pick Your Protein
  (Lechon, pollo estofado, roasted seasonal vegetables & black beans, black beans & queso fresco, carne asada, or shrimp sofrito)
• - Select Your Sauce
  (Creamy cilantro/green onion sauce, roasted jalapeño pepper salsa, creamy roasted garlic sauce, "stupid hot" salsa, spicy mango sauce, chipotle crema, salsa verde, guasacaca)

Tres Leches Cupcakes

White cake soaked in "Three Milks"

Quesillo

Venezuelan flan, flavored with mango, vanilla, or rum

Dulce de Leche Bread Pudding

Bread pudding with decadent dulce de leche sauce

Arroz con Leche

Latin-style rice pudding

Tostones

Crispy smashed green plantains

Arroz con Frijoles

Rice & black beans

Maduros

Sweet plantains

Yucca Fries

Crispy cassava fries served with salsa verde